Terminator (video game system)
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[edit] A famiclone
Terminator is an 8 bit video game console. It is a famiclone, a system that resembles NES(Nintendo Entertainment System)'s platform. It was widely popular in the 90s in Eastern Europe, in countries such as Bulgaria and Serbia. Due to the general costumer's economical restraints, the third generation gaming systems( Sega Mega Drive or SNES) wasn't popular in these countries. The anterior generation remained highly popular,particularly Terminator was most successful NES clone along the original console. It left a mark in pop culture and 90's youth, establishing itself as antonomasia for 8bit video gaming, to the point of being more popular than the original.
The system used original or pirated NES cartridges. Most versions were bundled with a cartridge such as "1,000,000 in 1", supposedly featuring a million games,only one small portion of which actually being separate games and the rest just renamed versions of the latter. Normally, these were popular games such as: "Mario Bros" or "Duck Hunt". They were renamed though, probably in an attempt to avoid law suits. The system was sold with a light gun, which also resembled the original Nintendo gun accessory except for a sleeker and more futuristic design. It is difficult to determine an exact price for the system, but in place like Gabrovo, Bulgaria in the middle nineties, one could buy it for the rough equivalent of 10 euros.
